Birth

December 31, 2004

A son, Nicholas Jay , was born to Brenda and Ryan Bascom of East Jordan on Dec. 24, 2004, at 3:05 p.m. at the Charlevoix Area Hospital. Nicholas weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and was 21 inches long. He has a brother, Jacob, 3. Grandparents are Ed and Margie Drenth of East Jordan, and John and Louise Bascom of Atwood.

Meetings

Monday, Jan. 3

Boyne City Rotary Club meets at 6 p.m. Monday at Robert's Restaurant in Boyne City.

Lions Club will meet at noon Monday at Stafford's Weathervane restaurant, Charlevoix.

Petoskey Lions Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of each month at Stafford's Perry Hotel in Petoskey.

Steppin' Out for single, divorced, or widowed, meets 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Boyne City Lanes, Boyne City. Phone 582-7291.

A scrapbookers night will be held the first Tuesday of each month from 5-10 p.m. at the community room downstairs at the Boyne library in Boyne City. Scrapbookers can meet with others and bring a project to work on it, using the time for yourself. There is no cost. Call Bethany at 881-9888 for more information.

Miscellaneous

Food is available for anyone in need in the Petoskey area from 9 a.m.-noon every Tuesday at Brother Dan's Food Pantry, 415 State St., Petoskey, behind St. Francis Xavier Church. Phone 347-7423.

The East Jordan Community Education adult open gym will meet 7-9 p.m. every Tuesday through March 29, 2005, at the East Jordan Elementary School gym. $1 admission. No children or students will be permitted to play. You must be at least 18 years old to participate. Bring your own equipment. For more information, call 536-2250.

WIC appointments are now available at the Bellaire, Mancelona, Charlevoix, Petoskey, and Gaylord offices of the Northwest Michigan Community Health Agency (Health Dept.). WIC provides free food for eligible pregnant and post-partum women, infants and children. Call 547-0295 or (800) 432-4121 for an appointment.

Community Reformed Church, 100 Oak St., Charlevoix, will be offering two independent Divorce Care programs beginning Wednesday and Thursday, Jan 5 and 6. Dinner is served at 6 p.m.; program from 7-9 p.m. Childcare is offered on Wednesdays only. Divorce Care programs are free, donations will be accepted. Phone 547-9482 for details.

Dental Clinics North, a partnership of local health departments, provides dental care for children and adults with Medicaid, Healthy Kids, HK Delta Dental and MIChild and private pay for non-covered services. Appointments are available in Petoskey, East Jordan and Cheboygan. Call 547-0295 or toll-free (877) 321-7070 to schedule an appointment.

The Community Free Clinic is a primary medical care center staffed by volunteers and welcomes those without federal or state assistance or adequate health insurance. Patients are seen by appointment only on Monday afternoons and at a walk-in clinic on Wednesday evenings, with sign-in from 5-6:30 p.m. The address is at 820 Arlington, Suite 6, in the Professional Office Building next to Lockwood-MacDonald Hospital in Petoskey. Call Niki at 487-1058 for further information.

Everyone with questions about the ecology of Lake Charlevoix is invited to call the Lake Keeper of the Lake Charlevoix Association. Phone 547-4003.

Charlevoix Assembly of God , 05291 M-66 North, has a food pantry that is open every Tuesday evening from 7-9 p.m. If there is a food crisis, call the church office 9 a..m-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday or Friday, at 547-6430.